Model Forum / General / Railroads / March 2005

I've just seen the pics of the Bachmann Mk2 coach in Model rail, looks
pretty good but  its in undercoat blue and not top coat! I very much doubt
its the lighting, turn a few pages later and in various different
conditions, the proper rail blue can be seen. Any idea how to contact

Hi Group,
Are there any n-scale Plasser & Theurer Track Maintenance Machines
available on the market?
Thanks

Why is it that the manufacturers of locomitives, freight cars,
passenger cars, and buildings don't tell you what time period these
things were used, like the first year they were made? I open the boxes
and there's no documentation on the history of these things like there

I would very much like to sell our two Proto 2000 "Heritage" steam
engines. They're
in mint condition. We're looking to replace them w/ Southern Pacific
steam. Our RR

Hi ,was wondering if there is anything special about wiring a double slip
other than feed & return  to centre.Does the whole point have to be isolated
many thanks
djp

MTH's lawsuit against Lionel has concluded,  the jury found that Lionel and
it's Korean partner did indeed steal intellectual property belonging to MTH in
2000. Total monetary award is 40.7 million $.
 Of course, MTH may never see any of that money, as i'm sure Lionel will

Some interesting pictures of the move....
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1636&u_sid=1358791
Select the slide show
Jim

Just collected mine from Transport Treasures in Aston Clinton, it is the
best yet. I'm  running it now whilst doing this, it's great.

What are the major commercially available train simulator programs?
Microsoft Train Simulator
Auran Trainz
Boso View Express

The National Train Show is in Cincinnati this year, which is within
driving distance for me.
I looked at the Web page, but I'm a little unclear as to what it is
exactly. Is it just all the manufacturers showing off new products? Can

Hey all! I found an excellent mp3 music website that is highspeed and
has a huge archive and selection. And from what I can see there are
many new albums listed for download.
It's better than kazaa and WinMX! It's free and there are very few ads.

Just read in the latest AMRM that Eureka are doing both streamlined and
unstreamlined NSWGR pacifics.
Say wha'??? Didn't hear anything about that! Thought the internet was faster
than magazines! Now I'm off to check the Eureka website to see if I missed

Hi,
I have a real life 43 foot wood reefer car which I think dates back to
the 1920s on my property in the countryside. It has not seen much
modifications since it was put ther in the 60s. Has anyone out there

Anyone got any ideas for a very small standard gauge IC shunter?  
I'm looking for something that could work a small yard where even a small 0-4-0
steam loco would be too large.   I've seen small narrow gauge IC locos made by
people like Lister,  but on searching the Web,  I've ...

This closed down last Friday (11th March)
RIP to the last Rail shop in NW London.